There is a reason I waited until my mid-20s to get a licence. I was self-aware enough to know I was an idiot and would end up with ridiculous insurance rates.

Too many rush in (especially in Alberta where you can get your L at 14) and then become dependent on a car for their entire adult lives. Nothing like an IKEA trip via public transit to build character... though I could've done without the three kilometer hike with a bookcase on my back at the end.

unless police have a suspect in custody and a a signed confession that matches the evidence i find it very hard to believe that releasing the victim's name would not possibly in some way help the case.

The Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit is leading the murder investigation, assisted by West Shore RCMP. The victim’s name has not been released.

“That’s not uncommon for murder investigations,” West Shore RCMP spokeswoman Const. Nancy Saggar said on Tuesday. “The only reason to release someone’s name is if police believe it will further their investigation. But if there’s no investigational need to do it, then we’re bound by privacy laws to withhold the name.”

So you just buy your way in? Because if only entitled rich kids can afford insurance then that's all that you will have on the road. What was the young lady driving again? A Hyundai...?

Perfect, there'll be more scrutiny on those entitled rich kids as they'll stand out.

But in all seriousness, insurance rates are meant to reflect risk. They're not just a magical number pulled out of thin air. Young drivers are exhibiting terrible behaviours on our roads and unless there are measures to counteract that before a tragedy happens they'll carry those behaviours into their adult years. This is not good. I see middle-aged moms and dads tailgating or racing down residential streets only to sit at a red light down the block.

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Anyways, more people die or are injured due to accidents with firearms than murders with firearms in Canada. And yet we’re going to ban a bunch of firearms because they look a certain way and people who have no idea what they’re talking about call then an assault rifle that they think is used solely for killing people.

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Victoria, BC – Strike Force officers seized a firearm with ammunition, cash, and drugs, including fentanyl, after an investigation which involved locations in Victoria and Sidney. Three men were arrested.

On January 23, 2020, Strike Force officers, with the assistance of the Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team (GVERT), arrested three men in the 600-block of Pandora Avenue. Two of the men were found to be in possession of drugs. One of the men was a federal parolee who had past convictions for violent offences. No one was injured.

Subsequently, Strike Force and GVERT officers executed search warrants at three separate locations. These locations included a suite in a multi-unit residential building in the 2600-block of Graham Street, a hotel room in Victoria, and a business in Sidney. In addition, investigators searched two vehicles associated to the suspects.

Strike Force officers located a firearm with ammunition and a considerable amount of fentanyl, cocaine, and cash in their search of the suite in the 2600-block of Graham Street. The search of the hotel room in Victoria yielded more cocaine and cash. At the business in Sidney, Strike Force officers located more drugs, cash, and evidence of a sophisticated drug production site.

Investigators seized the two vehicles associated to the suspects. One vehicle is being considered for Civil Forfeiture.

No charges have been sworn. This file remains under investigation.

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Strike Force is a focused investigative unit in the Victoria Police Department. Strike Force officers use cutting-edge investigative techniques including clandestine surveillance, undercover operations and confidential information to identify, target, and arrest some of the most dangerous offenders in Victoria and Esquimalt. Strike Force officers are focused on getting fentanyl and guns off our streets. Many Strike Force investigations are sparked by tips from people worried about guns and drugs like fentanyl.

If you have information about those selling dangerous drugs in our community, you can call the Strike Force line directly (250) 995-7260. Otherwise you are asked to call our non-emergency line at (250) 995-7654. To report what you know anonymously, please call Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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Two individuals from Victoria and two from Nanaimo have been charged with human trafficking by Swift Current, Sask. RCMP.

The charged are:
🔹Shawn Alexander Kelly of Victoria, B.C. (DOB: 1996-12-04) is charged with the following:
- Receive financial benefit, knowing it was obtainined from the commission of an offence, contrary to Sec. 279.02(2) of the Criminal Code;
- Transport a person under the age of 18 for the purpose of exploiting them, contrary to Sec. 279.011 of the Criminal Code;
- Procure a person to offer or provide sexual services, contrary to Sec. 286.01(1) of the Criminal Code;
- Harboured a person who offers or provides sexual services for consideration, or exercised control or movement of that person, contrary to Sec. 286.3 of the Criminal Code; and
- Knowingly advertise an offer to provide sexual services, contrary to Sec. 286.4 of the Criminal Code.

🔹Seyed Kourosh Miralinaghi of Nanaimo, B.C., (DOB: 2000-10-24) is charged with the following:

- Receive financial benefit, knowing it was obtainined from the commission of an offence, contrary to Sec. 279.02(2) of the Criminal Code;
- Transport a person under the age of 18 for the purpose of exploiting them, contrary to Sec. 279.011 of the Criminal Code;
- Procure a person to offer or provide sexual services, contrary to Sec. 286.01(1) of the Criminal Code;
- Harboured a person who offers or provides sexual services for consideration, or exercised control or movement of that person, contrary to Sec. 286.3 of the Criminal Code; and
- Knowlying advertise an offer to provide sexual services, contrary to Sec. 286.4 of the Criminal Code.

🔹Seyed Kamran Miralinaghi of Nanaimo, B.C., (DOB: 2000-10-24) is charged with the following:

- Receive financial benefit, knowing it was obtainined from the commission of an offence, contrary to Sec. 279.02(2) of the Criminal Code;
- Transport a person under the age of 18 for the purpose of exploiting them, contrary to Sec. 279.011 of the Criminal Code;
- Procure a person to offer or provide sexual services, contrary to Sec. 286.01(1) of the Criminal Code;
- Harboured a person who offers or provides sexual services for consideration, or exercised control or movement of that person, contrary to Sec. 286.3 of the Criminal Code; and
- Knowlying advertise an offer to provide sexual services, contrary to Sec. 286.4 of the Criminal Code.
- Harboured a person who offers or provides sexual services for consideration, or exercised control or movement of that person, contrary to Sec. 286.3 of the Criminal Code; and
- Knowlying advertise an offer to provide sexual services, contrary to Sec. 286.4 of the Criminal Code.

🔹Shermineh Sheri Ziaee of Victoria, B.C., (DOB: 1983-07-06) is charged with the following:

- Receive financial benefit, knowing it was obtainined from the commission of an offence, contrary to Sec. 279.02(2) of the Criminal Code;
- Transport a person under the age of 18 for the purpose of exploiting them, contrary to Sec. 279.011 of the Criminal Code;
- Procure a person to offer or provide sexual services, contrary to Sec. 286.01(1) of the Criminal Code;
- Harboured a person who offers or provides sexual services for consideration, or exercised control or movement of that person, contrary to Sec. 286.3 of the Criminal Code;
- Knowingly advertise an offer to provide sexual services, contrary to Sec. 286.4 of the Criminal Code; and
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, contrary to Sec. 88(2) of the Criminal Code.

Two individuals from Victoria and two from Nanaimo have been charged with human trafficking by Swift Current, Sask. RCMP.

The charged are:
🔹Shawn Alexander Kelly of Victoria, B.C. (DOB: 1996-12-04) is charged with the following:
- Receive financial benefit, knowing it was obtainined from the commission of an offence, contrary to Sec. 279.02(2) of the Criminal Code;
- Transport a person under the age of 18 for the purpose of exploiting them, contrary to Sec. 279.011 of the Criminal Code;
- Procure a person to offer or provide sexual services, contrary to Sec. 286.01(1) of the Criminal Code;
- Harboured a person who offers or provides sexual services for consideration, or exercised control or movement of that person, contrary to Sec. 286.3 of the Criminal Code; and
- Knowingly advertise an offer to provide sexual services, contrary to Sec. 286.4 of the Criminal Code.

🔹Seyed Kourosh Miralinaghi of Nanaimo, B.C., (DOB: 2000-10-24) is charged with the following:

- Receive financial benefit, knowing it was obtainined from the commission of an offence, contrary to Sec. 279.02(2) of the Criminal Code;
- Transport a person under the age of 18 for the purpose of exploiting them, contrary to Sec. 279.011 of the Criminal Code;
- Procure a person to offer or provide sexual services, contrary to Sec. 286.01(1) of the Criminal Code;
- Harboured a person who offers or provides sexual services for consideration, or exercised control or movement of that person, contrary to Sec. 286.3 of the Criminal Code; and
- Knowlying advertise an offer to provide sexual services, contrary to Sec. 286.4 of the Criminal Code.

🔹Seyed Kamran Miralinaghi of Nanaimo, B.C., (DOB: 2000-10-24) is charged with the following:

- Receive financial benefit, knowing it was obtainined from the commission of an offence, contrary to Sec. 279.02(2) of the Criminal Code;
- Transport a person under the age of 18 for the purpose of exploiting them, contrary to Sec. 279.011 of the Criminal Code;
- Procure a person to offer or provide sexual services, contrary to Sec. 286.01(1) of the Criminal Code;
- Harboured a person who offers or provides sexual services for consideration, or exercised control or movement of that person, contrary to Sec. 286.3 of the Criminal Code; and
- Knowlying advertise an offer to provide sexual services, contrary to Sec. 286.4 of the Criminal Code.
- Harboured a person who offers or provides sexual services for consideration, or exercised control or movement of that person, contrary to Sec. 286.3 of the Criminal Code; and
- Knowlying advertise an offer to provide sexual services, contrary to Sec. 286.4 of the Criminal Code.

🔹Shermineh Sheri Ziaee of Victoria, B.C., (DOB: 1983-07-06) is charged with the following:

- Receive financial benefit, knowing it was obtainined from the commission of an offence, contrary to Sec. 279.02(2) of the Criminal Code;
- Transport a person under the age of 18 for the purpose of exploiting them, contrary to Sec. 279.011 of the Criminal Code;
- Procure a person to offer or provide sexual services, contrary to Sec. 286.01(1) of the Criminal Code;
- Harboured a person who offers or provides sexual services for consideration, or exercised control or movement of that person, contrary to Sec. 286.3 of the Criminal Code;
- Knowingly advertise an offer to provide sexual services, contrary to Sec. 286.4 of the Criminal Code; and
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, contrary to Sec. 88(2) of the Criminal Code.